Backwoods Pondfest returns next weekend

Local band “Lucid” will be among the more than 20 acts performing at this year’s Backwoods Pondfest in Peru. Lucid will play both nights at the two-day festival next weekend.
Andrew Wyatt courtesy of Backwoods Promotions Inc.

“We have such a great line-up from start to finish so it should be a good year,” said Katie Bazzano, one of the festival’s founders and another organizer of the event.

Backwoods Pondfest has become “a big production,” said Boire.

“We have a huge sound system, top techs running the equipment, including the sound engineer from the Higher Ground mixing the sound for the main stage,” he said. “We’ve added the folks of the Liquid Light Show to illuminate all of the stage walls to add to the visuals of the show and we added a second tent so there are no breaks in music as one bands stops.”

Since 2007, Backwoods Pondfest has grown each year, with the traffic to the event’s website, www.backwoodspondfest.com, picking up steadily.

“Our web traffic has really picked up from last year to this year and buzz from not-typical festival goers is high,” said Boire.